Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 12 compound words that contain roaches. The most common are listed below. Open roaches in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- dubia roachesplural of dubia roach: A species of medium-sized cockroach, Blaptica dubia, found in southern parts of South America, and very popular as a feeder animal.
- Caspian roachesplural of Caspian roach: a fish found in brackish coastal waters of the northern and northwestern Caspian Sea (Rutilus caspicus, formerly treated as a subspecies of the common roach)
- roaches outthird-person singular simple present indicative of roach out: To run away from a battle when it becomes difficult.
- wharf roachesplural of wharf roach: Ligia exotica, a species of sea slater.
- wood roachesplural of wood roach: Any cockroach of the genus Cryptocercus.
- Argentinian wood roachesplural of Argentinian wood roach: Synonym of dubia roach (Blaptica dubia).
- Guyana spotted roachesplural of Guyana spotted roach: Synonym of dubia roach (Blaptica dubia).
- orange-spotted roachesplural of orange-spotted roach: Synonym of dubia roach (Blaptica dubia).
Compound words 12
- approachesMovements to gain favour; advances.
- cockroachesplural of cockroach: Any black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea that is not a termite.
- reproachesplural of reproach: A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
- encroachesthird-person singular simple present indicative of encroach: to seize, appropriate
- accroachesthird-person singular simple present indicative of accroach: To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook.
- headroachesplural of headroach: Synonym of roach (“kind of headdress worn by some indigenous peoples of North American”).
- henroachesplural of henroach: A female cockroach
- rebroachesthird-person singular simple present indicative of rebroach: To broach again.
- roboroachesplural of roboroach: A cockroach that is part organic and part machine; a cyborg cockroach.
- Turkroachesplural of Turkroach: An individual from Turkey or of Turkish descent.